FCC chair launches investigation into NPR, PBS
- The Federal Communications Commission Chair, Jessica Carr, is investigating NPR and PBS for possibly violating federal law by airing commercials.
- Carr is advocating for Congress to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, sharing concerns with lawmakers.
- Former President Trump previously attempted to eliminate federal funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting but was unsuccessful.
- NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher expressed confidence in NPR's compliance with federal laws and regulations.
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Trump’s FCC Launches Investigation into NPR, PBS for ‘Violating Federal Law’ - Geller Report
NPR and PBS are nothing more than extreme leftist propaganda funded by the American taxpayer. It must end. Trump’s FCC Launches Investigation into NPR, PBS for Potentially ‘Violating Federal Law’ By: Katherine Hamilton, Breitbart News, 31 Jan 2025451 President Donald Trump’s new head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS, stating his concern that the public broadcasters “could…
FCC Probe Into NPR, PBS Denounced as 'Attack on the Freedom of the Press'
U.S. press freedom advocates this week forcefully condemned Republican Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr's investigation into National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service that could lead to stripping them of government funding.
FCC Launches Probe into NPR and PBS — Long Opposed by Conservatives — Over Claims They’re Improperly Airing Commercials
‘I do not see a reason why Congress should continue sending taxpayer dollars to NPR and PBS given the changes in the media marketplace,’ the FCC chairman says in a letter to the heads of both public media organizations.
FCC launches probe into NPR, PBS, opening new front in Trump’s attack on the media
FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Project 2025 author and right-wing critic of the media, launched probes into National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, outlets that have been often been targeted by conservatives.
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